Tear Duct Massage Newborn (2024)

It’s common for newborns to wake up with a crusty, watery eye. While it can look like an infection, the usual culprit is a blocked tear duct (dacryostenosis). The good news is that a simple, gentle massage technique—often called the —can often clear the blockage at home.

Your baby will squirm and cry not from pain (it doesn’t hurt), but because they dislike being restrained. Perform the massage while they are calm, swaddled, or nursing—and reward them with cuddles afterward. tear duct massage newborn